NFIB small business economic trends

Article Abstract:

The survey details of National Federation of Independent Business on Small Business Economic Trends, which shows down surge in optimism index by 2.4 points lesser than November to 103.7, are presented. The survey also includes details on labor markets, capital spending, inventories, inflation, profits and wages, and credit markets. The monthly wise trends of various issues like earnings, sales, prices; employment, expansion outlook, job openings, etc from 2000 to 2005 are illustrated. The questionnaire used for the survey is also presented.

Economic indicators

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Small business optimism

Article Abstract:

The expectations of small business owners for real sales volumes and their plans to add to inventories has accounted for much of the index gain with five index components improving, 2 declining and 3 unchanged. The expectation for business conditions fell slightly and also the hiring plans were down while job openings were up and credit conditions improved slightly.

Management dynamics, Management, Comparative analysis, Company business management

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